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"...at least we died trying" -- Digg.com

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Leslie D' Monte Mumbai
"...at least we died trying" -- Digg.com
Leslie D' Monte / Mumbai May 2, 2007
Bowing to the wrath of its own million-odd online community while simultaneously forced to take on the multi-billion dollar music industry, Digg.com -- a user-generated Web 2.0 website, today reversed its ban and allowed users access to articles containing an encryption key that could possibly be used to crack the digital rights management (DRM) on HD DVDs (digital video discs).

Digg is a user-driven social content website. Everything on Digg is submitted by members all over the world including India. Other people read the submission and Digg (choose) what they like best. If the story receives enough Diggs, it is promoted to the front page for the millions of visitors to see. According to comScore Media Metrix

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First Published: May 02 2007 | 6:50 PM IST

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